Toilet seat cover



March 9,1943.

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TOILET SEAT COVER Filed Sept. 12, 1941 INVENTORS ai -Mass K 4275a J's.

By 1 634M :4, PEEK/N0 ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 9, 1943 UNlTED STATESPATENT OFFICE TOILET SEAT COVER Charles K. Arter, Jr., Shaker Heights,and Samuel Peskind, Cleveland, Ohio Application September 12, 1941,Serial No. 410,572 2 Claims. 01. (4-243) This invention relates toimprovements in toilet seat covers, that is to say, covers formed ofthin sheet material such as paper and adapted to be used once and thrownaway. One of the objects of the invention is the provision of a coverfor the purpose indicated which shall'be of low cost and adapted torapid production in quantities.

Another object is the provision of a cover of this character which maybe temporarily attached to the toilet seat without fastenings of anykind other than small patches of adhesive of a character such that itmay be caused to adhere to a surface by the application of pressure.

Other objects and features of novelty will appear as we proceed with thedescription of those embodiments of the invention which, for thepurposes of the present application, we have illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of one embodimentof the invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmental cross-section on a larger scale, the view beingtaken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan View of a portion of a web comprising a multiplicity ofunits which may be rolled up, and from which the units may be removedone at a time as needed.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on a larger scale, the view beingtaken substantially on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of another modification of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a la 'ge scale sectional view taken substantially on the line6-45 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing still another modification,and

Fig. 8 is a large scale fragmental sectional view taken substantially onthe line 8-8 of Fig. '7.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, I0 is a sheet of thin flexiblematerial, preferably paper, which is adapted to fully cover a toiletseat, the latter being indicated by broken lines in Fig. 1 at H. Thesheet I0 is provided with a large opening 12 conforming more or lesswith the opening in the seat, and on either side of opening ll there isa series of openings l3, in this case shown as spaced slots. Theseopenings could be of round or other shape and a continuous slot can besubstituted for the spaced slots illustrated.

On the upper surface of the sheet a strip [4 of summed paper or the likeis laid. face down covering the slots [3, and is caused to adhere to thesheet by pressure. On the under side of the sheet another strip l5 iscaused to underlie the called openings 13 and is held in place bypressure which causes the adhesive on the strip l4 within the openingsl3 to adhere to the strip l5. The make-up of the strip M and/or theproperties of the adhesive are such that there is some physical,chemical or mechanical bonding of the adhesive to its backing which ismuch stronger than the connection between the adhesive and the strip 14,or anything else with which the adhesive may be caused to contact. Inthis respectthe strips M are similar to a commercial product known asScotch tape. The strips l5 are employed merely as temporary shields forthe adhesive, which would otherwise be exposed through the openings l3and might cause the sheets to stick together when folded up to formpackages suitable for dispensing in a slot machine. As a material forthe strips 15 we select a paper or like material which is relatively,nonporous and has a smoothand comparatively hard surface. Cellophane hasbeen found to be well adapted to the purpose.

When a sheet is to be used the strips 15 are pulled off and the sheet isplaced over the seat II and pressed down, with the result that theadhesive exposed through the openings l3 clings to the seat. The coversheet In therefore is held against accidental displacement when in use.However, the adherence of the adhesive to the surface of the seat iscomparatively weak and the cover may be stripped from the seat withoutdifficulty and without leaving any appreciable part of the adhesivethereon.

The modification shown in Figs. 3 and l is similar to the preferred formabove described. In this instance we start with a continuous web whichis divided at regular intervals by perforations "5 into a multiplicityof sheets lila. Each of these sheets has openings Ma and l3a which maybe identical with the corresponding openings of Fig. 1. Forconvenienoein manufacture, however, the strips I la are applied ascontinuous tapes, and the pressure necessary to unite them with thesheets may be supplied through rollers, as will be obvious. Theperforations [6 must, of course, run through the tapes as well asthrough the web proper. In this form of the invention the web is made upin rolls, but as the openings l3a of one sheet will always overlie thebacks of the strips Ma of another sheet, these backs being relativelyresistant to the adhesive, no difiiculty arises with respect to onesheet sticking to another.

Referring again to Figs. 1 and 2, attention is to the fact that ifdesired the form of the invention there illustrated, like that of Figs.3 and 4, can be made in a continuous web, the strips l4 and I5 beingthen applied as continuous tapes and the units being separated by scoredlines which cut the tapes as well as the web.

In Figs. 5 and 6 there is shown a modification in which a sheet of paperor the like lllb has a large opening I2b but no small openingscorresponding to the openings 13 and l3a of the previously describedforms of the invention. The sheet is caused to adhere temporarily to theseat by means of a gummed strip l8, the back of which engages the bottomsurface of the sheet lllb. This strip is held in place by two othergummed strips l9 and 20 arranged on either side of the strip l8 andoverlapping the side edges of that strip more or less. have their gummedfaces uppermost so that they adhere to the sheet and to the strip [8,leaving a narrow length of adhesive on the latter strip exposed, asindicated in Fig. 6. The strips I9, having appreciable thickness, tendto hold the exposed gummed surface away from any other surface exceptwhen substantial pressure is applied. In use these exposed portions ofstrip l8 cling to the seat surface and prevent accidental movement ofthe cover, but when the latter is to be discarded it may be readilystripped from the seat and will leave behind no appreciable amount ofadhesive.

The modification in Figs. 7 and 8 shows the invention in its simplestform. Here the sheet I Be is merely coated on its under surface withsmall areas of adhesive 2|, which may or may not be elongated strips asshown. In this case the sheet [00 itself is united with the adhesive bya strong bond just' as is the tape in the previously described forms ofthe invention, and the material of the sheet is preferably a nonporousone having a hard and smooth surface,

Strips l9 and 20.

like the strips l5 of Figs. 1 and 2, so that when the sheets are stackedor folded they will not adhere to each other. It will be obvious alsothat, if desired, this unit may be made in a continuous web in themanner illustrated in Fig. 3.

In the foregoing description we have necessarily gone somewhat intodetail in order to explain fully the particular embodiments of theinvention herein illustrated, but We desire it to be understood thatsuch detail disclosures are not to be construed as amounting tolimitations except as they may be included in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1. In av toilet seat cover, a sheet of paper for covering the top of theseat, said sheet having openings therethrough in positions to meet theupper surface of the seat when the cover is laid thereupon, and gummedtape adherently attached to the upper side of the sheet overlying thesaid openings and exposed to the upper surface of the seat through saidopenings when the cover is laid thereupon.

2. In a toilet seat cover, a sheet of paper for covering the top of theseat, said sheet having openings therethrough in positions to meet theupper surface of the seat when the cover is laid thereupon, gummed tapeadherently attached to the upper side of the sheet overlying the saidopenings and exposed to the surface of the seat through said openingswhen the cover is laid thereupon, and strips of glossy material laidbeneath said openings and removably attached to the sheet by theadhesive on the tape within said openings, said glossy material adaptedto screen the adhesive within the openings until the glossy material isremoval preparatory to the attachment of the cover to the seat.

CHARLES K. ARTER, JR. SAMUEL PESKIND.

